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Breastfeeding
Improving the physical and emotional well-being of childbearing families and their infants is a primary goal of the State Perinatal Program (SPP). Breastfeeding with its many known health benefits for infants, children, and mothers, is a key strategy to accomplish this goal. Breastfeeding is a natural and beneficial source of nutrition and provides the healthiest start for an infant. In addition to the nutritional benefits, breastfeeding promotes a unique and emotional connection between mother and baby and helps reduce illness and the risk of SIDS.
Breastfeeding-Related Rights
Did you know that a new national law called the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect in June 2023? This new law provides groundbreaking protections for pregnant, postpartum, and pumping workers, and gives you the right to get accommodations at work that will help you keep your job and protect your health.
The law gives you the right to things like extra breaks, flexible scheduling to attend doctors' appointments, time off to recover from childbirth or miscarriage, light duty, remote work, and much more.
This new law only helps workers if they know about it. Check out the Know Your Rights site from our friends at A Better Balance to learn more.
Breastfeeding Support Groups
Huntsville Hospital Breastfeeding Support Group #1
North Huntsville Public Library
3011 Sparkman Drive NW
Huntsville, AL 35810
Location: Meeting Room 133
Meeting Day & Time: Every Tuesday from 10AM - 12PM
Huntsville Hospital Breastfeeding Support Group #2
Women's Pavilion
910 Adams Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
Location: Meeting Room 120B
Meeting Day & Time: The 1st Saturday of the month from 10AM - 12PM
Athens-Limestone Hospital Moms and Babies Breastfeeding Support Group
Medical Office Building
101 Fitness Way
Athens, AL 35611
Location: Meeting Room 2200 (across the street from the ER)
Meeting Day & Time: Every Friday at 10AM
Athens-Limestone Hospital Prenatal Breastfeeding Support Group
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Meeting Day & Time: The 3rd Monday of the month from 5PM - 7PM
Please call (256)-233-9490 to register and for exact meeting location
Babies & Blooms
The Well
824 Avenue A
Opelika, AL 36801
Meeting Day & Time: Every Tuesday from 5:15PM - 6:30PM
East Alabama Medical Center Breastfeeding Support Group
EAMC
2000 Pepperell Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801
Location: 3rd Floor EAMC Maternal Child Education Room
Meeting Day & Time: Every Thursday from 12PM - 2PM
North Baldwin Infirmary Baby Bistro
Java J's Cafe
1504 US-31
Bay Minette, AL 36507
Meeting Day & Time: The 3rd Thursday of the month from 11AM - 1PM
Registration
Chocolate Milk Mommies - Bessemer
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Medical West Hospital
5000 Medical West Way
McCalla, AL 35111
Contact Jennifer Miller at (205)-538-1756 for meeting location, date, and time.
Brookwood Baptist Breastfeeding Support Group - Bessemer
Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church
4809 Bell Hill Road
Bessemer, AL 35022
Location: Church Parlor
Meeting Day & Time: Every Monday from 10AM - 12PM
Brookwood Baptist Breastfeeding Support Group - Princeton
6th Avenue Baptist Church
101 Martin Luther King Drive
Birmingham, AL 35211
Location: 2nd Floor - John Thomas Porter Building
Meeting Day & Time: Every Monday from 1PM - 3PM
Brookwood Baptist Breastfeeding Support Group - Greystone
Church of Brook Hills at Greystone
3145 Brook Highland Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35242
Location: Room 306
Meeting Day & Time: Every Tuesday from 1PM - 3PM
Brookwood Baptist Breastfeeding Support Group - Trussville
Trussville First Baptist Church
128 N Chalkville Road
Trussville, AL 35173
Location: Room 138, next to the Prayer Room
Meeting Day & Time: Every Tuesday from 10AM - 12PM
Call (205)-877-1978 for more information
Chocolate Milk Mommies - Birmingham
East Lake United Methodist Church
7753 1st Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35206
Meeting Day & Time: The 2nd Saturday of each month from 11AM - 12:30PM
St. Vincent's Hospital Baby Cafe
810 St. Vincent's Drive
Birmingham, AL 35205
Location: 4th Floor of the Women's and Children's Center
Meeting Day & Time: Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1PM - 3PM
Call (205)-212-6667 for more information
St. Vincent's 119 Baby Cafe
7191 Cahaba Valley Road
Birmingham, AL 35242
Location: Posted weekly at the 119 Building
Meeting Day & Time: Every Wednesday from 10AM - 12PM
Call (205)-408-6600 for more information
St. Vincent's Baby Cafe at St. Vincent's East
50 Medical Park Drive East
Birmingham, AL 35235
Location: 2nd Floor, Classroom #4
Meeting Day & Time: Every Friday from 10AM - 12PM
Call (205)-212-6667 for more information
Southeast Health Women's Center
1108 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36301
Location: 2nd Floor of the Women's Center
Meeting Day & Time: The 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 10AM - 12PM
Call (334)-673-4141 for more information
Nourish Breastfeeding Support Group
Church at the Crossing
208 TV Road
Dothan, AL 36301
Meeting Day & Time: The 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 10AM - 12PM
Call (334)-803-1227 or (334)-200-6572 for more information
Breastfeeding Support Group of Enterprise
Medical Center Enterprise
400 North Edwards Street
Enterprise, AL 36330
Location: Women's Center Conference Room
Meeting Day & Time: The 2nd Tuesday of each month from 9AM - 10:30AM; The 4th Tuesday of each month from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Call (334)-348-8828 for more information
Eastern Shore Baby Cafe
Fairhope Gynecology and Obstetrics
19450 Greeno Road
Fairhope, AL 36532
Meeting Day & Time: Every Wednesday from 12PM - 1:30PM
Call (251)-279-1175 or (251)-279-2004 for more information
Gadsden Breastfeeding Support Group
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
1007 Goodyear Avenue
Gadsden, AL 35903
Location: 500 Building Conference Room
Meeting Day & Time: The last Tuesday of each month from 5PM - 7PM
Call (256)-494-4334 or (256)-494-4231 for more information
Mommie's Milk Meet Up
A Nurturing Moment
7540 Memorial Parkway SW
Huntsville, AL 35802
Meeting Day & Time: The 1st Monday and 3rd Saturday of each month at 10AM
Call (256)-489-2590 for more information
Crestwood Medical Center
Crestwood Women's Center
185 Chateau Drive SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
Location: Community Room (behind Starbucks, across from Crestwood Medical Center)
Meeting Day & Time: Every Wednesday from 5PM - 6:30PM and Every Thursday from 10:30AM - 12PM
Call (256)-429-5250 for more information
Madison Hospital Breastfeeding Support Group #1
Madison Public Library
142 Plaza Blvd
Madison, AL 35758
Meeting Day & Time: Every Monday from 10:30AM - 12PM
Madison Hospital Breastfeeding Support Group #2
Madison Hospital
8375 Hwy 72 West
Madison, AL 35758
Location: Madison Hospital Classroom
Meeting Day & Time: Every Thursday from 6:30PM - 8PM
The BFF Group
USA Children's and Women's Hospital
The Allen Cox Building
205 Lambert Avenue
Mobile, AL 36604
Meeting Day & Time: Every Monday from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Call (251)-410-4517 for more information
The Lactation Circle
Keeler Memorial Building
251 North Bayou Street
Mobile, AL 36603
Location: Auditorium
Meeting Day & Time: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:15AM - 11:15AM and 1:15PM - 3:15PM
Call (251)-690-8986 for more information
Baptist Medical Center East Support Group
East Montgomery Imaging Center (EMIC)
6880 Winton Blount Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36117
Location: Classroom inside EMIC
Meeting Day & Time: Every other Monday
Call (334)-747-8360 for specific dates and times
Helen Keller Hospital Breastfeeding Support Group
Keller Wellcare Center
1300 S Montgomery Avenue
Sheffield, AL 35660
Meeting Day & Time: Every Friday from 10AM - 12PM
Call (256)-386-4162 or (256)-386-4526 for more information
Mother's Milk Bank - Breastmilk Donation Locations
Jackson Hospital - Family Birth Center
1725 Pine Street
Montgomery, AL 36106
By appointment only
Call (334)-293-8497 to schedule a drop off appointment
Mother's Milk Depot of Monroe County
2016 S. Alabama Avenue
Monroeville, AL 36460
By appointment only
Email
Website
Women's Health Alliance of Mobile
1720 Springhill Ave., Suite 400
Mobile, AL 36604
Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 2:00PM
Please call (251)-435-7700 to schedule a drop off
Southeast Alabama Medical Center
1108 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36301
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Email
Please call (334)-673-4141 for more information
Cornerstone Family Chiropractic
323 Airport Road, Suite E
Auburn, AL 36830
By appointment only
Email
Website
Mothers' Milk Bank of Alabama
107 Walter Davis Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 3:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Call (205)-734-0520 or email to schedule a drop off
Website
Florence Depot
Florence, AL
Call Amanda Tanner, CLC at (256)-762-9853 for drop off times and directions
Monogram Maternity
Women's Center 4th Floor
810 St. Vincents Dr
Birmingham, AL 35205
Call (205)-212-6667 to schedule a drop off
RMC Lactation Services
400 E 10th Street
Anniston, AL 36207
Sunday - Saturday: 7:00AM - 7:00PM
Call (256)-235-5132, Extension 1, to schedule a drop off
Website
Connections Breastfeeding: A Nurturing Moment
7540 Memorial Pkwy SW, Suite B
Huntsville, AL 35802
By appointment only
Call (256)-489-2590 or email to schedule a drop off appointment
Website
Connections Breastfeeding: Madison
Madison, AL
By appointment only
Call (205)-457-0403 or (256)-541-7243 or email to schedule a drop off appointment
Breastfeeding Resources
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Breastfeeding
- Alabama Breastfeeding Committee
- Alabama Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Certification
- Mother's Milk Bank of Alabama
- Milk Depot locations map
- International Lactation Consultant Association
- United States Breastfeeding Committee
- Centers for Disease Control
- ROSE (Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere)
- World Health Organization
- World Health Organization Breastfeeding poster
- Alabama Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition & Care (mPINC) Report
- Baby Friendly USA
- The Joint Commission: Perinatal Care
- CDC:2018 Breastfeeding Report Card
- Breastfeeding Support and Resources Toolkit from the American Academy of Family Physicians
- Coffective (Helping families get off to a great start)
- National Breastfeeding Helpline 1-800-944-9662
If breastfeeding hurts, get information and support from trained English- and Spanish-speaking breastfeeding counselors.
Page last updated: May 16, 2025